North Korea rejects diplomacy with US for now, source says
Washington (CNN) A North Korean official reaffirmed Pyongyang’s commitment to developing a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching “all the way to the East coast of the mainland US,” on Monday, telling CNN that the rogue nation is currently not interested … Read More
Austria’s election is further evidence that Europe is turning right
Austria’s election is further evidence that Europe is turning right. Another election in Europe and another strong result for right-wing parties. This time, and coming less than one month after the election in Germany delivered an unexpectedly strong result for … Read More
Madagascar battles plague in world’s worst outbreak in 20 years
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — At the airport, in the banks, and elsewhere in public, people are wearing protective masks. Gatherings are forbidden and schools remain closed. The president is talking about “war” in the face of the outbreak of the highly … Read More
Trump’s move to end insurance subsidies jolts Washington
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s decision to abruptly cut off federal payments to insurers reverberated through the political world Saturday, putting pressure on Congress to take action to address the high premiums that American consumers could face and jolting the insurance … Read More
Merkel Says EU Won’t Decide on Turkey’s Membership Bid at Upcoming Summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that European Union leaders meeting next week for a summit will discuss deteriorated relations with Turkey but fall short of making a decision on its EU membership bid. “We definitely won’t make a decision,” the … Read More
Could Germany soon have a Muslim holiday?
“Why shouldn’t one consider a Muslim holiday in parts of the country where many Muslims live?” The suggestion by conservative Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has sparked a fundamental debate in Germany. De Maiziere’s proposal quickly turned into a political … Read More
Russia to the rescue! Moscow offers to mediate between South & North Korea to prevent WAR
A SENIOR Russian official has offered to mediate between North and South Korea to try to come to an agreement and prevent war from breaking out on the Korean peninsula. Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of the Russian Senate upper house, is … Read More
Opinion America and Israel Against the World
Coming soon: Maybe a joint exit from the United Nations? After all, the UN has also been critical of Israel How did all this goodness fall upon us? What did we do to deserve it? Like a holiday present, the … Read More
North Korea ‘preparing to launch another ballistic missile’ in retaliation over US naval drill
North Korea is believed to be preparing to launch another ballistic missile in retaliation for an upcoming joint naval drill by the US and South Korea, it emerged today.. The US Navy said on Friday that the USS Ronald Reagan … Read More
Syria war: Raqqa deal agreed to evacuate civilians
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionKurdish and Arab fighters have been pushing back IS since June A deal has been struck to evacuate civilians by bus from the Syrian city of Raqqa, where so-called Islamic State (IS) is surrounded by a US-led coalition … Read More
Penguin disaster as only two chicks survive from colony of 40,000
‘Catastrophic breeding event’ leads to demands for a marine protected area to be set up in East Antarctica London: A colony of about 40,000 Adelie penguins in Antarctica has suffered a “catastrophic breeding event” — all but two chicks have … Read More
Chris Mullin: far right is driving Europe back to dark age
Migrants on the German military ship Rhein. Photograph: Alfonso Di Vincenzo/Kontrolab/LightRocket via Getty Images ‘Go Back to Where you Came From’ analyses the problem well but has few solutions As the Syrian refugee crisis spread across Europe in autumn 2015 … Read More
Death toll rises to 23, more than 3,500 buildings destroyed in wine country blazes
SONOMA, Calif. — The death toll rose to 23 Wednesday and more than 3,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed across Northern California’s wine country as almost two dozen wildfires continued their assault on the region for a fourth day Wednesday. The … Read More